Labour market - FUAs — Labour force in Sherbrooke

Sherbrooke: Labour market - FUAs — Labour force was 150,979 Persons in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
150,979 Persons
Change on year
up 2.5%
Rank
480th
of 574 regions
All-time high
150,979 Persons
in 2023
All-time low
118,934 Persons
in 2000
Years of data
24
2000–2023

Labour market - FUAs — Labour force in Sherbrooke, 2000–2023

050.0k100.0k150.0k2000201120232000: 118.9k Persons2001: 120.7k Persons2002: 124.9k Persons2003: 127.8k Persons2004: 128.6k Persons2005: 129.2k Persons2006: 130.4k Persons2007: 132.2k Persons2008: 134.0k Persons2009: 135.2k Persons2010: 137.0k Persons2011: 138.3k Persons2012: 139.4k Persons2013: 140.6k Persons2014: 140.0k Persons2015: 140.4k Persons2016: 140.5k Persons2017: 142.3k Persons2018: 144.0k Persons2019: 146.0k Persons2020: 143.9k Persons2021: 145.7k Persons2022: 147.3k Persons2023: 151.0k Persons

Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Persons.

Analysis

In 2023, labour market - fuas — labour force in Sherbrooke stood at 150,979 Persons. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.

The figure is up 2.5% on the previous year and up 7.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, labour market - fuas — labour force in Sherbrooke peaked at 150,979 Persons in 2023 and was at its lowest, 118,934 Persons, in 2000.

Sherbrooke ranks 480th of 574 regions on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.

Labour market - FUAs — Labour force in Sherbrooke, year by year

Annual values for Labour market - FUAs — Labour force in Sherbrooke, 2000 to 2023.
Year Persons Change
2000 118,934 Persons —
2001 120,726 Persons +1.5%
2002 124,944 Persons +3.5%
2003 127,770 Persons +2.3%
2004 128,586 Persons +0.6%
2005 129,216 Persons +0.5%
2006 130,352 Persons +0.9%
2007 132,214 Persons +1.4%
2008 133,997 Persons +1.3%
2009 135,187 Persons +0.9%
2010 136,992 Persons +1.3%
2011 138,259 Persons +0.9%
2012 139,360 Persons +0.8%
2013 140,624 Persons +0.9%
2014 140,048 Persons -0.4%
2015 140,394 Persons +0.2%
2016 140,458 Persons +0.0%
2017 142,294 Persons +1.3%
2018 143,990 Persons +1.2%
2019 145,987 Persons +1.4%
2020 143,930 Persons -1.4%
2021 145,683 Persons +1.2%
2022 147,270 Persons +1.1%
2023 150,979 Persons +2.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 128,193 Persons 118,934 Persons 135,187 Persons 10
2010s 140,841 Persons 136,992 Persons 145,987 Persons 10
2020s 146,966 Persons 143,930 Persons 150,979 Persons 4

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Frequently asked questions

What is labour market - fuas — labour force in Sherbrooke?
Labour market - fuas — labour force in Sherbrooke was 150,979 Persons in 2023, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
What is the highest labour market - fuas — labour force recorded in Sherbrooke?
The highest recorded value was 150,979 Persons in 2023.
What is the lowest labour market - fuas — labour force recorded in Sherbrooke?
The lowest recorded value was 118,934 Persons in 2000.
How does Sherbrooke rank for labour market - fuas — labour force?
Sherbrooke ranks 480th out of 574 regions with data for 2023.
Is labour market - fuas — labour force rising or falling in Sherbrooke?
Over the last ten years it is up 7.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Sherbrooke data come from?
The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Labour market - FUAs — Labour force. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Labour market - FUAs — Labour force
Unit
Persons
Source
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Licence
OECD Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage
582 places, 11,951 data points, 2000–2024
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This dataset provides labour market indicators for FUAs of more than 250 000 inhabitants, including labour force, participation rate, employment, employment to population ratio, unemployment and unemployment rate. Data sources and methodology When labour statistics are unavailable at a more granular level than FUAs (e.g. municipal level), the indicators are estimated by adjusting the regional (OECD TL2 and TL3 regions) values to the FUA boundaries, based on the population distribution in each region. Regional values (labour force, employment and unemployment) in TL3 regions are used as data inputs and combined with gridded population data (European Commission, GHSL Data Package 2023). FUA boundaries are intersected with TL3 borders to compute the share of the regional population that lives within FUAs in each region. This share is then applied to the variable of interest (e.g. employment) and allocated to the FUA. In case several regions intersect the FUA, the adjusted values of intersecting regions are summed. For countries where TL3-level data is not available, data for TL2 regions is used. This approach assumes that the variable of interest has the same spatial distribution as population. Therefore, the modelled indicators should be interpreted with caution. When a more granular level is available, data is aggregated for each FUA. For example in the United States, labour market data is available at the county-level (US Bureau of Labor Statistics), and then aggregated by FUA. Defining FUAs and cities The OECD, in cooperation with the EU, has developed a harmonised definition of functional urban areas (FUAs) to capture the economic and functional reach of cities based on daily commuting patterns (OECD, 2012). FUAs consist of: A city – defined by urban centres in the degree of urbanisation, adapted to the closest local administrative units to define a city. A commuting zone – including all local areas where at least 15% of employed residents work in the city. The delineation process includes: Assigning municipalities surrounded by a single FUA to that FUA. Excluding non-contiguous municipalities. The definition identifies 1 285 FUAs and 1 402 cities in all OECD member countries except Costa Rica and three accession countries. Cite this dataset OECD Regions, cities and local areas database (Labour market - FUAs), http://oe.cd/geostats Further information OECD Local Data Portal OECD Regions and Cities at a Glance For questions and/or comments, please email CitiesStat@oecd.org